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Wine Enthusiast, which is not a weird guy with an anorak and a grubby laptop, but a much respected industry organ, named ... More>
The color is inky with a violet rim. The aroma is spice and cherries with a bit of freshly ground peppercorns. The taste is ... More>
Incredibly intense aromatics of juicy berryfruit unfold layer upon layer until you feel you may have been teleported into ... More>
From the impressive Pagos de Aráiz, this Tempranillo, Cabernet, Graciano blend is a very approachable, early-drinking style ... More>
Created by winemaker and viticulturist Miguel Angel de Gregorio of Rioja's famed Allende winery. Miguel's philosophy is to ... More>
The Finca Nueva wines are a new style created by Rioja's renowned Allende winery. This Tempranillo is very much in the New ... More>
They served this wine when King Juan Carlos got coronated, yes sir, and also when Richard Milhous Nixon popped across for a ... More>
A Tempranillo, Garnacha blend hand-harvested from the highest slopes of Rioja Alta. The grapes were crushed and macerated ... More>
Situated in Rioja Alavesa, the Solar Viejo winery was founded in 1937 and has relationships with local vine growers that ... More>
A blend of Garnacha, Monastrell and Pinot Noir, this Spanish sparkling rose was aged for twelve months before disgorging. It ... More>
You can't go wrong with this delightful Spanish rose. The wine was made via the traditional saignee method that involves ... More>
Medium intensity cherry red colour. There's a predominance of red and black fruits, nicely blended with the ageing notes. In ... More>
Ebullient and appealingly hued, this smells like great Burgundy; ripe cherry-like fruit with a sprinkle of the sod and a ... More>
Manzanilla Sherry is made only in the seaside village of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. And like Fino, it is fortified and aged ... More>
Pazos de Lusco are a tiny producer – with just six hectares under vine, all of it Albariño, where the smart money is, round ... More>
A vibrant expression of The New Spain, this has all the sweet-fruited intent that 50% Garnacha/Grenache can deliver, and the ... More>
A family-owned winery with over 120 years of winemaking experience in Ribera del Duero. This release is 100% Tempranillo ... More>
Jose Estavez, President of Real Tesoro, is reputedly such a fan of Fino that he has called his dog by that name. A cunning ... More>
Sounds like the Spanish football team with a drinks guy, but is in fact a synergistic and seamless blend of the local ... More>
Many sherry fanciers have long regarded this ultra-traditional house as the fnest sherry producer of them all. Valdespino's ... More>
Founded back in 1937, Solar Viejo is located in the prestigious Rioja Alavesa area near the ancient town of Laguarda. This ... More>
Heady and intense, this flows easily across the tongue in a river of crimson delight. Beautiful fruit, charcuterie meats and ... More>
Huerta de Albalá is a family-owned, single vineyard estate established by Vicente Taberner and one of the most ambitious, ... More>
An aristocratic Rioja with all the traditional hallmarks: a label that reads like the Magna Carta and a whiff of old Europe, ... More>
Mainly Garnacha and Tempranillo, this has more than a hint of the hillsides from whence the fruit is plucked. There is an ... More>
Its generous stream of fine bubbles forms a perfect crown. Dry and smooth on the palate, it is complex in the mouth and has ... More>
Remember that Seinfeld episode where Kramer made a man-za-niere to help men with enlarged upper chest issues? No, and ... More>
The Pedro Ximenez grape is normally reserved for blending, but this is a single vineyard Sherry sourced from Jerez' finest ... More>
Everything Albariño should be; crisp yet lush, precise yet creamy, refreshing yet fully satisfying. Fragranced with wild, ... More>
Located in Navarra, the 300-hectare Pagos de Aráiz estate is a member of the highly regarded Masaveu Family group of ... More>
The Valdespino family have been producing sherry for six centuries, and while tradition is an obvious feature of their ... More>
Intense nose, mature red fruit, blackberry, blueberries and fine hints spices from the oak. On the palate it is ample, ... More>
Robert Parker: The 2005 Altos de Luzon is 50% old-vine Monastrell, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 25% Tempranillo (not commonly ... More>
A blend of Carignan, primarily, along with Granachan and small portions of Cabernet and Syrah, aged in French oak barrels ... More>
Fabulously fruity and, as per the varietal, charmingly floral, this comes in the slenderest, most shapely 750ml bottle we've ... More>
The notion of this extraordinary cava was conceived when Dwight D visited España in 1959. Being the Prez they wanted to ... More>
Intense, beautiful nose, a tunnel of love featuring plums, blackberries and smoky blueberries, with a roundup of meaty notes ... More>
This is like liquid Christmas pudding, nutty, raisiny and oozingly delicious. ‘Viejo' means old, and the ageing of the wine ... More>
Having undergone many years in barrel and bottle, the emerging wine is exciting, complex and multi-layered. Huge waves of ... More>
Wine Spectator. This plump red has rich yet tender, plum, blackberry, cedar and light herbal flavors, with just enough ... More>
Flamboyance with substance would be a reasonable summation of the Camins, with this blend of Alvaro's beloved Garnacha with ... More>
Deep and dark with beautiful aromatics, a symphony of colour, sound and light, as well as the traditional aromas of ... More>
Allende's wines are vineyard based and produced entirely from traditional varieties. This one is 100% Tempranillo, barrel ... More>
Smokey, rich, and full on the nose with hints of orange, grapefruit, pear , and mineral scents. Full-flavored, ... More>
This stellar wine has earned a host of accolades from wine writers across the world. A complex expression, the bouquet ... More>
Recognise the name? Yip, this winery has been in Alvaro ‘let's shake things up around here' Palacios' family for four ... More>
We are talking sherries that have been in the solera system, i.e. oak, for at least twenty-five years. Can you remember what ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Bright ruby color. Intensely spicy aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry and incense. Juicy and fresh, with ... More>
It's a brave man who makes a red wine in sherry-town, and Vincente Taberner is such a man. There's a certain wild animal ... More>
Mencia harvested from 60-year-old, low-yield vines. Following hand sorting and de-stemming, the wine was fermented on ... More>
The Albarino grape produces wines such as this way up in the north-west of Spain, where Bay of Biscay breezes make things ... More>
Burnished mahogany with a slight yellow tinge - it'd make a lovely sideboard. The nose is wickedly concentrated, with a hint ... More>
I read that amongst the lush fruit and endearing spice, this wine has a whiff of ‘bicycle seat'. I guess if Sauvignon Blanc ... More>
A great introduction to the region and to Alvaro's vision, this is an opulent wine, densely coloured and wonderfully ... More>
Robert Parker: The 2006 Les Terrasses is a blend of 60% Carinena, 30% Garnacha, with the balance Cabernet Sauvignon and ... More>
‘Undulating' is a euphemism: the slopes the vines cling to are steep, elevated and go up and down more than John Key's ... More>
‘Propiedad' means property, the fruit all coming from the Palacios estate vineyards at the eastern end of the Rioja region, ... More>
Founded in 1872, this is a traditional bodega, and second only in stature to the Marques de Riscal, the ole rascal, in the ... More>
Pares Balta are big on biodynamics, so you get to salute sustainability while sampling one of the most complex and complete ... More>
Wine Spectator: Rich yet focused, this powerful red from Spain delivers plum, black cherry, anise, tobacco and sage flavors ... More>
EM is better known for his Ribera del Duero wines, but under this banner comes a wine almost borne of stubbornness, a blend ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Deep ruby. Jammy dark berry and candied plum on the nose, with subtle tobacco and pungent herbal qualities ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Medium red. Impressively complex bouquet of dried red fruits, tobacco, cedar and potpourri. A spicy, subtly ... More>
Robert Parker: The 2004 Alma de Luzon (the first release of this wine) is 70% old-vine Monastrell, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, ... More>
Hand harvested from 60 and 100-year-old vines sited on schist soils, the Corullón was traditionally fermented in oak vats, ... More>
A blend of six 80-year-old hillside vineyards, the Bembibre was traditionally fermented, put through a malolactic and ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Saturated ruby. Raspberry and cherry-cola aromas are complemented by oak-driven cinnamon and sandalwood. ... More>
A single vineyard wine blended from 60% Garnacha and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, augmented by parcels of Merlot, Syrah, and ... More>
A combination of 60% Garnacha, 5% Cariñena, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah & Merlot this is an extraordinary wine that is ... More>
Although the GV5 sounds like the latest Alfa Romeo, it is in fact an explosive expression of everything Priorat. The ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Ripe, toasty and high-toned, with notes of dark berries, cherry liqueur, succulent herbs, coffee and dark ... More>
Robert Parker: The purple-colored 2006 Pintia offers up a complex bouquet of wood smoke, forest floor, mushroom, incense, ... More>
Robert Parker: The 2005 Alion has a captivating perfume of smoke, pencil lead, violets, truffle, cherry, and blackberry. On ... More>
Robert Parker: The 2006 summer was hot in Ribera del Duero but with a combination of low yields and relatively late picking ... More>
Decanter. Fine, concentrated black fruits, shows elegant and length. Great expression of ripe fruit and terroir, great ... More>
Made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah, and matured for 14 months in French oak, this is about as far from ... More>
From a single, bio-dynamically managed 100-year-old vineyard, where yields are kept low in order to provide intensely ... More>
Robert Parker: The 2005 Calvario comes from a single vineyard planted in 1945. It is 90% Tempranillo, 8% Garnacha, and 2% ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Opaque purple. Sexy, oak-spiced blackberry, cherry-cola and vanilla on the nose, with subtle floral and ... More>
'Off 80 to 100-year-old vines up to 740 metres above sea level. Intense flavours, velvet texture, an admirable combination ... More>
'Biodynamically farmed. Impeccable. You can drink this hedonistic offering through to 2022.' 95/100 – Jay Miller, Robert ... More>
Robert Parker: The wine offers a seductive perfume of wood smoke, cedar, saddle leather, spice box, floral notes, blueberry, ... More>
Robert Parker: The saturated purple 2004 Valbuena offers up an expressive perfume of mineral, scorched earth, espresso, ... More>
Robert Parker: The 2005 Aurus is 85% old-vine Tempranillo and 15% Graciano. It was aged for 24 months in French oak and ... More>
Robet Parker: An ethereal bouquet of smoke, pencil lead, violets, leather, incense, black cherry, and blackberry. Already ... More>
Inscrutable, a glimpse of fruit from a vine originally planted centuries ago by Christian pilgrims, its true potential in ... More>
From 100YO vines the resultant wine is extraordinary in its intensity, complexity, its tremendous structure yet utter purity ... More>